32nd
4NCL Congress
Friday 17 – Sunday 19
January
2025
Cedar Court Huddersfield,
Lindley Moor Road,
Huddersfield,
West Yorkshire, HD3 3RH.
Hotel website
Three Sections
FIDE Rated Open
FIDE Rated U2000
FIDE Rated U1700
All sections - five rounds
Prize fund £3,000
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Cedar Court, Huddersfield |
FIDE Open: 1st £500; 2nd £250; 3rd £120;
4th £80; best performance prize of £50.
Entry fee £33 (£48 incl. pay to
play fee – see Notices
section below).
FIDE
U2000: 1st £500; 2nd £250; 3rd £120;
4th £80; Best performance prize £50.
Entry fee £33 (£48 incl. pay to
play fee – see Notices
section below).
FIDE
U1700: 1st £500; 2nd £250; 3rd £120;
4th £80; Best performance prize £50.
Entry fee £33 (£48 incl.
pay to play fee - see Notices
section below).
The following B&B
rates have been negotiated with Cedar Court,
Huddersfield:
Bedroom rates £86.00 single, £96.00
double/twin.
a) Call reservations on 01422 375431
(Option 1);
b) email
reservations.huddersfield@cedarcourthotels.co.uk
Whether calling or emailing, players should
say that they are part of the 4NCL chess event
or quote the group code RED170125.
Bedrooms will be payable on arrival and card
details will be required upon booking for
guarantee.
Please note that our bedroom
allocation will be released two weeks before the
event, after which rooms may not be available at
the agreed 4NCL rates - so players wanting
accommodation on site are advised to enter
early.
No player may win more than one prize. All
place prize money will be shared equally between
tied players.
The method for allocating
rating prizes can be found in the
Terms and Conditions.
Discounts: GMs/WGMs
and IMs/WIMs free, FMs/WFMs half price.
Late
Entries: Entries may be accepted on
the day subject to availability and payment of a
£10 surcharge.
Round |
1 |
Friday |
19.00 |
- |
23.00 |
Round |
2 |
Saturday |
10.00 |
- |
14.00 |
Round |
3 |
Saturday |
15.00 |
- |
19.00 |
Round |
4 |
Sunday |
10.00 |
- |
14.00 |
Round |
5 |
Sunday |
15.00 |
- |
19.00 |
A ½ point bye may be taken in
rounds 1–4.
All moves in 90
minutes plus 30 second increment per move from
move 1.
Re-pairing will take place 30 minutes
after the start of a round. Players will be
defaulted 30 minutes after the scheduled start
of a round.
Players’ ECF standardplay ratings from the
January 2025 list will be used for determining
allocation to sections, tournament pairings, and
best performance prizes.
Players without an ECF standardplay rating
will have a rating assigned to them by the
organiser based on any other rating information
they have, such as their FIDE standardplay
rating, their ECF rapidplay rating, or a rating
from another national federation. Any rating so
assigned will be at the organiser’s discretion,
and the organiser’s decision is final. Such
players are encouraged to check their section
eligibility before entering the tournament.
All sections will be both FIDE and ECF rated.
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There is an additional pay to play fee for
non-ECF members or Bronze-level ECF members of
£15.00 (juniors £6.00). Entrants
who are not under 18 years of age on Friday 17
January 2025 should pay the £15.00 adult pay
to play fee.
Prizes may be changed subject to numbers of
entries.
The 4NCL reserves the right to transfer
players between sections at any time.
All pairings will be made using Swiss-Manager
FIDE Swiss pairing rules.
The submission of an entry form and payment
of the entry fee denotes acceptance that the
4NCL’s decision is final in all matters.
The 4NCL reserves the right to refuse any
entry without explanation.
Cedar Court, Huddersfield
The 4NCL accepts no
responsibility for any damage, theft or accident
to the person or property of anyone attending
this event.
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